Sunshine Garage Mk IV Roadster
The construction of a Factory Five Mk IV Roadster
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Engine installation
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AN to SAE Conversion
Brake Balance v. Deceleration
Brake System Calculations
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Road and Track (2013)
Torque specs: Factory Five
Torque specs: SAE Grade 8
Instrument panel
Dash draft layout
Fuse box attachment plate in test mount
Fuse box on attachment plate
Test fit of fuse box
Gauges
Firewall grommets for rear harness and alternator
Checking harness layout
Test fit of dash
Replicar parts lower dash brace attached to dash
Rivnut for connecting lower dash brace
Attachment for lower dash brace
Test layout of gauge / switch positions
Test layout of gauge / switch positions
Pieces of angles Al for attaching dash to hoop
Positioning of dash attachment pieces
Circle cutter
Using the circle cutter: ~ 1 rps
Test fit of a gauge
Gauge holes completed
Test fit of the Classic Instrument gauges
Dash with steering wheel
Checking for wiring orientation
Rear of dash with instruments / switches installed
Front of dash with instruments / gauges installed
‘Daisy chain’ for gauge lighting
Pigtail on unused gauge wires
Another test fit of the instrument panel.
Bracket for connecting instrument panel to chassis hoop
The attachment of the instrument panel bracket.
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The grounding bar
Test fitting the dash attachment using the Al tabs
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